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DOJ/EOIR RIN: 1125-AA45 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: International Marriage Brokers 
Abstract: This rule amends the Department of Justice regulations by specifying the procedures for adjudicating alleged violations by international marriage brokers doing business in the United States, that fail to provide required information to persons recruited for matchmaking through these entities or that fail to search sex offender registries. This rule implements the procedures for the disposition of cases arising under section 833 of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005. This rule is necessary to deter fraudulent marriages and the exploitation or recruits by international marriage brokers. 
Agency: Department of Justice(DOJ)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 8 CFR 1270   
Legal Authority: 8 USC 1101, 1103, 1324a, 1324b, 1324c, 1375a    PL 109-162, sec 831 et seq    5 USC 301, 554   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2009    
NPRM Comment Period End  07/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Related RINs: Related to 1615-AA11 
Agency Contact:
Jean King
General Counsel
Department of Justice
Executive Office for Immigration Review
5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2600,
Falls Church, VA 22041
Phone:703 305-0470
Fax:703 305-0443
Email: eoir.regs@usdoj.gov